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Would you ever pick up a hitchhiker?
I've had 3 situations I've been solicited by a hitchhiker. In the first situation my wife and I were at a rest-stop headed from PA to NY. A dude that looked like Marv from Home Alone asked me if he could get a ride just a few exits over. I gave him an uncomfortable smile and regretfully said, "sorry, I don't really know you." He was like "It's alright, I don't wanna make you guys feel uncomfortable."
I like to take calculated risks. If he pulled a gun on me and said, "take the next exit" there's literally nothing I'd be able to do. Since I didn't see an exit strategy if things were to go south, I'd have to decline.
Second situation I was driving by a pier, when an all blonde, European looking family held their thumbs up, when I noticed them they looked at me with urgency by the time we made eye contact it was too late, I passed them. It was weird. Not sure how they would've all fit in my small '92 Nissan Sentra anyway. Tbf, they probably wouldn't have picked me up either.
Last scenario was at my campus. A dude who was an athlete was like "hey, I gotta make it to the sports complex. The bus is leaving to the game!" I picked him up and drove him a few minutes down to the bus. This situation was different because it was on a campus in broad daylight, I didn't really see a threat.
Truth be told I probably wouldn't even pick up a lone female.
What about you? Yay or nay?